In Young’s double-slit experiment, the slits are separated by 0.28 mm0.28 mm and the screen is placed 1.4 m1.4 m away. The distance between the central bright fringe and the fourth bright fringe is measured to be 1.2 cm.1.2 cm. The wavelength of light used in the experiment is:
1. 600 nm600 nm
2. 500 nm500 nm
3. 400 nm400 nm
4. 200 nm200 nm
In Young’s double-slit experiment using monochromatic light of wavelength λ,λ, the intensity of light at a point on the screen where path difference λλ is KK units. What is the intensity of the light at a point where path difference is λ/3λ/3?
1. K3K3
2. K4K4
3. K2
4. K
In a double-slit experiment the angular width of a fringe is found to be 0.2∘ on a screen placed 1 m away. The wavelength of light used is 600 nm. What will be the angular width of the fringe if the entire experimental apparatus is immersed in water?
(Take the refractive index of water to be 4/3).
1. 0.33∘
2. 0.20∘
3. 0.15∘
4. 0.10∘
What is the Brewster angle for air to glass transition? (Refractive index of glass = 1.5.)
1. 49.290
2. 43.210
3. 50.300
4. 56.310
What is the distance for which ray optics is a good approximation for an aperture of 4 mm and wavelength 400 nm?
1. 40 m
2. 30 m
3. 20 m
4. 50 m
When the light diverges from a point source, the shape of the wavefront is:
1. Parabolic
2. Plane
3. Spherical
4. Elliptical
When the light is coming from a distant star that is intercepted by the earth, the shape of the wavefront is:
1. | Spherical. | 2. | Plane. |
3. | Elliptical. | 4. | None of these. |
The refractive index of glass is 1.5. What is the speed of light in glass?
1. 2×108 m/s
2. 3×108 m/s
3. 1.5×108 m/s
4. 2.2×108 m/s
Which of the following is not true?
1. | The speed of light is dependent on the colour of the light. |
2. | The speed of violet light is less than the speed of the red light in glass. |
3. | The frequency of light never depends upon the property of the medium. |
4. | When the light diverges from a point source, the shape of the wavefront is plane. |
A beam of light consisting of two wavelengths 650 nm, and 520 nm, is used to obtain interference fringes in Young’s double-slit experiment. What is the distance of the third bright fringe on the screen from the central maximum for wavelength 650 nm?
1. | 1950(Dd) nm | 2. | 1700(Dd) nm |
3. | 1100(Dd) nm | 4. | 1861(Dd) nm |